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1、剑桥商务英语中级模拟6READINGPARTONE•Lookatthestatementsbelowandtheinformationonfuturehomeontheoppositepage・•Whichsection(A,B,C,orD.doeseachstatement1—7,referto?•Foreachstatement1—7,markoneletter(A,B,C,orD・onyourAnswerSheet・•Youwillneedtousesomeoftheselettersmorethanonce・AIt1sthespacewherecommoditiestraderstur
2、nintocouchpotatoesandkidsspendeverywakingmomentfromtheterribletwostotheterrifyingteens.Whateveryouwanttocallit—thelivingroom,thefamilyroom,theplayroom—it1snowthemostwiredroominthehouse,evenmoreso,surprisingly,thanthehomeoffice.Soit1sabouttimeyougotsomeR&R(RestandRelaxation)paybackfromallthattechnolo
3、gy.BDespitemanychangesinthepastfewdecades,we1reessentiallydoingthesamethingsinthefamilyroomwe1vealwaysdone.TheseincludewatchingTVandmovies,listeningtomusic,andcommunicatingwithfriends.Butnowwe1vegonehi-tech•Thecapabilitiesandqualityofthedevicesweusetodayhaveimproveddramatically,andthere1smuchmoretoc
4、ome•Partsofyourfuturelivingroomarecurrentlywell-definedanddeveloped,buthookingthemallupintoacohesivewholeisstilllikepiecingtogetherajigsawpuzzle•cInrecentyears,TVshavebecomebiggerandmorebeautiful.Butwe1restillpayingahighpriceforthesizeandbeauty.Take,forexample,Toshiba1s65-inchTheaterWideHDProjection
5、TV,whichisbigenoughtomakeyoufeellikeyou1rereallyinamovietheater.Asitcostsalmost$8,500,youcouldpracticallyhiresomeactorstoperforminyourlivingroomforless.Butyou1repayingforthesizeandpicturequalityofaprojectionTV,aswellasfuture-proofingsupportfordigitalHigh-DefinitionTV.DThegreatthingaboutlifeinthe21SL
6、centuryishowmucheasierwhenyougethome.InTokyothefoldsatPanasonichavebuiltamockupofwhattheycallHthehouseofthefutureH.Inthefuture,it1sgonnabevideomailandstartswhenyoudoafingerprintanalysistoletthecomputerknowyou1rehome.Sensorsthennoteyourpresence,turnonthelightsandseteachroom1stemperaturetoyourpreferen
7、ce,orfireupthe500-channel,50-inchplasmaTV,whichcanstoreahundredhoursofTVprogramsinthemainhomecomputer.1、Whatwehavedoneinthelivingroomwillberelatedcloselytoeachotherinthefuture•2、Whenyouarebackhome,the